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ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup pop-up channel

FOX Sports will host a dedicated 24/7 channel for tournament next month.

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FOX Sports will host a dedicated 24/7 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup next month.

Foxtel, which ha previously received govt funding for women’s sport, will screen every game of the tournament will be broadcast Live and ad-break free during play.

FOX Cricket General Manager, Matt Weiss said: “No broadcaster in Australia delivers more coverage of Women’s sport than Foxtel Group and FOX Cricket has been a big part of that. We delivered every game of the WBBL season for the first time this summer, extended our Ashes coverage and now have a dedicated World Cup channel to give this event the coverage it deserves and fuelling the hunger for more cricket from our growing audiences.”

In addition to matches, the pop-up destination on Foxtel for cricket fans will also showcase replays, Fox Minis, highlights packages and additional bespoke content captured throughout the tournament.

The tournament will consist of 8 countries playing 31 games across 29 days in New Zealand, with on-site coverage led by Megan Barnard and Mel Jones.

On International Women’s Day – Tuesday, March 8 – the dedicated channel will broadcast Australia’s tournament clash against Pakistan live from 12.00pm AEDT, followed by a Fox Sports special of Australia’s unforgettable ICC Women’s T20 World Cup win at the MCG in 2020.

The introduction of the dedicated channel on Foxtel is a further win for cricket fans after Kayo recently announced it would make the tournament accessible for all Australians, with every match to be made available on Kayo Freebies, with no credit card details required to register and start streaming.

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  1. The Women’s Cricket World Cup happens at the same period as the Pakistan tour by the Australian men’s team (March 4 to April 5), with all except one of Australia’s World Cup group games overlapping with the three-test series between Pakistan and Australia. I think Fox Cricket 501 will concentrate on the Pakistan tour, while World Cup is on the pop-up channel, with another Fox Sports channel to be used when there are two World Cup matches on the same day.

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